Thread: 1851-1901 census lookup please

Can any one help with this family [sorry, the name is Smith]
Robert Smith b circa 1826 Scotland >[ some type of military person]
Wife Sophia Louisa [maiden name Bolt] b 1823 Greenwich Kent
Children
William born Plumstead Kent c 1851
Ann b Plumstead 1854
Eliza b Plumstead 1860.
They were obviously still around Kent in 1851/61
Would be grateful thank you

Hello

Baptism
St Alphege greenwich

Sophia Lucy Bolt d/o Peter & Georgeana BOLT bp 14/09/1823 born 14/01/1823 a bricklayer Lime Kiln Lane

Robert SMITH full age Bach Bombadier Royal Artilliery s/o William a farmer
Sophia Louisa BOLT age spinster d/o Peter a Bricklayer

1851
H107 1590 332 2
10 Seymour Terrace
SMITH Robert 25 Sergeant RA Scotland
SMITH Sophia 27 Greenwich
SMITH William 3 weeks

1861
6 Melbourne place
RG- 409 709 23
SMITH Robert 35 Corporal RA Scotland
SMITH Sophia 37 Greenwich
SMITH William 10 Plumstead ( under Woolwich )
SMITH Eliza 7
SMITH Eliza 1

Robert appears to be a career soldier!

elsabels

Hi. Thank you very much for your help. May I ask if it is possible to find them in a later census? I am wondering if william later followed in his fathers footsteps.

Originally Posted by seeker

I am wondering if william later followed in his fathers footsteps.

Hi Seeker,

If this is William - as a Groom at the Artillery Barracks - it looks very much like he did!

1871 Census

Name: William Smith
Age: 19
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Gender: Male
Where born: Plumstead, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Christchurch
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: Hampshire Country: England
Registration district: Christchurch
Sub-registration district: Christchurch

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 1176; Folio: 97; Page: 12; GSU roll: 827804

Thank you very much for your help. That certainly looks like him. Is Hampshire near Kent? On 1881, I am finding a William Smith > drummer staff E K M ? at barracks > 1881 census Dwelling Sturry Rd Married Soldiers Qrs
Census Place Canterbury St Mary Northgate, Kent, England
Family History Library Film 1341228
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 0957 / 123
Page Number 18
Do you think this could be my William?
Thanks Pam

Hi Pam

Could be - but thought you might like to consider the following, which I think is much more likely – particularly when you follow through wife Elizabeth and daughter Annie to the 1891 Census and you find Elizabeth a Widow and a "Sophia L Smith" – mother-in-law visiting!!


1881 Census

William Smith
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Elizabeth Smith
Gender: Male
Where born: Woolwich, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Plymstock
County/Island: Devon
Street address: "FortBovesand" Plymstock
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Sergeant Major R A (Soldier)

Registration district: Plympton St Mary
Sub-registration district: Yealmpton

Household Members:
Name, Age

William Smith, 30
Elizabeth Smith, 26 B: Sheerness, Kent
Annie S. Smith,

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 2186; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341526

1891 Census

Elizabeth Smith
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Sheerness, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Steynton
Ecclesiastical parish: Steynton
Town: Milford Haven
County/Island: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales

Street address: “Alma Inn” Priory Street, Milford Haven

Condition as to marriage: Widow
Occupation: Manageress of Public House

Household Members:
Name, Age

Elizabeth Smith, 35 B: Sheerness, Kent
Annie Smith, 10 B: Plymouth, Devon
Maude Smith, 8 B: Plymouth, Devon
Dora W Smith, 6 B: St Peters, Jersey, Channel Islands
Mable V Smith, 5 B: St Peters, Jersey, Channel Islands
Sophia L Smith, 60 Mother-in-Law B: Greenwich, Kent
Eliza Davies, 18 Servant

There is a photo of the “Alma Inn” Priory Street, Milford Haven as it is today on the following link

http://www.sabrain.com/alma-inn

Thank you so much. I think you might be right. I will try and follow this one. If i can get a marriage cert for William and Elizabeth is should tell me his father was Robert.
Cheers PAm

Hello

Your location on you ID is blank so I assume you are out of the UK

Loction sites:

maps.google.co.uk

parishes google 'PARLOC'

elsabels

Hi Elsabels. Yes. I am in Australia. Ill fix that location thing.

I dont know how to change location. it wont let me add Australia to county. LOL